Application Security Analyst

GuidePoint Security offers an inclusive set of Application Security services, including tactical assessments and strategic advisory. As an Application Security Analyst within Strategic Application Security Services, your primary responsibilities will be assisting with the delivery of DevSecOps and strategic AppSec projects. These offerings include performing DevSecOps/Agile and AppSec Program Assessments, performing Architecture Reviews and Threat Modeling, designing DevSecOps pipelines, assisting organizations with large-scale DevSecOps transformations, performing secure configuration reviews, and providing technical leadership within our Application Security practice.

 

The Application Security Analyst joins GuidePoint’s elite team of Application Security experts to deliver the aforementioned services, which involves performing engagements, communicating with clients, delivering comprehensive reports, and providing thought leadership within the Application Security space. You will spend your time focusing on challenging projects and solving complex problems. Our clients will rely on your experience, adaptability, and creativity to protect their business applications and mature their Application Security capabilities. GuidePoint Security’s Application Security team's offerings consistently evolve with the security industry and risks that modern environments face.

 

Role Requirements

• Willingness to travel up to 20%

• Assist with the performance of Application Security services, including but not limited to DevSecOps and Application Security Program Assessments,  Application Architecture Reviews, Threat Modeling, designing industry-leading Application Security programs, Secure SDLC Implementation, Security Configuration Reviews, AppSec-related training

• Contribute to comprehensive assessment deliverables that are proficiently tailored to both technical and managerial audiences and fully detail the technical execution, core deficiencies, business impact, and realistic remediation strategies

• Awareness and understanding of the rapidly changing application security landscape, including open-source and commercial tools, assessment methodologies and approaches, and strategy frameworks, such as OWASP SAMM, and BSIMM

• Familiarity with common Agile development methodologies, such as the Scaled Agile Framework

• Familiarity with common DevSecOps related tooling including but not limited to continuous integration tooling (Jenkins, Bamboo), QA testing frameworks and tools (Cucumber, NUnit, JUnit ), automated application security testing tools (SAST, DAST, IAST, OSA), defect tracking systems (JIRA, Azure DevOps), and containerization technologies

• Understanding of a broad range of application security issues, mitigation strategies, and common application security controls

• Contribute to marketing initiatives via activities such as publishing research, speaking at industry conferences, authoring blog articles and white-papers, hosting webinars, and developing security tools

• Perpetually strengthen relevant skills, knowledge, and abilities to stay at the forefront of the information security industry

• Foster client relationships by providing support, information, and guidance

• Maintain a strong desire to learn, adapt, and improve along with a rapidly-growing company

• Perform other duties as assigned

Education, Credentials, and Experience

• Direct hands-on experience in performing Application Security service offerings, including but not limited to DevSecOps implementations, tool automation, application threat modeling, application architecture reviews, and program assessments

• Experience and working knowledge of Application Security controls, application architectures, database architectures, security requirements, and industry standards and frameworks

• Operational DevSecOps experience

• Hands-on experience with a broad range of DevOps tooling that is necessary to support scalable application security, such as containerization technologies, continuous integration tools, source code repositories, defect tracking systems, and QA testing tools

• Strong communication skills that include the ability to clearly articulate thoughts and distill complex problems into digestible pieces of information during live conversations, formal deliverables, white papers, and case studies

• InfoSec community involvement, such as conference speaking, blog/whitepaper authoring, and podcast speaking/producing experience is strongly preferred

• Standard industry certifications are preferred

• Experience in an enterprise-level consulting services or Application Security related role is strongly preferred

• Internal operational (non-consulting) experience is strongly preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience